Azure Light Mountain is rich in natural energy and can be considered a well-known mountain within a radius of 100 miles.
The mulberry trees here grow lushly, and there used to be a remote village in the forest that made a living by raising silkworms. Because the mulberry leaves grew well and the silkworms ate well, the silk produced was also of good quality, so the village was once quite wealthy.
However, this wealthy and prosperous life changed completely after the arrival of the Devil Cultivator from Heart-Eroding Stronghold.
The village's very center was originally an ancestral hall, where the ancestors of the clan were enshrined. Now, it has been brute forcefully leveled and replaced with a bizarre and terrifying tower made of human blood and bones, a sight that would make any ordinary person's heart tremble.
A white banner hangs from the tower, depicting a terrifying ghost.
Even though it's just a portrait, it still evokes a sense of eeriness and dread.
Several hundred Devil Cultivator roamed the entire village.
Although most of them were at the Early Qi Refining, it was obvious that their cultivation level had been built up through shortcuts, and their auras were unstable, making them extremely vulnerable.
However, the sheer number of them has deterred many people.
Beneath the tower sat two Devil Cultivator clad in grey robes.
These two Devil Cultivator possessed solid auras and extraordinary bearing. They exuded a strong Blood Qi, and their once handsome faces now appeared rather gloomy and repulsive due to excessive blood sacrifices.
These two were the Late Qi Refining Stage Devil Cultivator in charge of guarding this evil formation in the Mulberry Wood Forest- Heart-Eroding Stronghold Valley Sect.
Under their command were about twenty disciples of the Heart-Eroding Stronghold, who were not the kind of Rogue Cultivator who had been hastily trained using Secret Method.
These people are the true force guarding the evil formation in the Mulberry Wood Forest.
at this time.
Night had fallen.
Of the two, the Devil Cultivator with the triangular eyes suddenly sighed and said, "I wonder when this will ever end, this life of guarding this desolate and treacherous place?"
Another Devil Cultivator, who had a mole near his lip, turned around and glanced at him upon hearing this, saying, "Don't think I didn't tell you were complaining!"
What's wrong with me complaining?
The man with the triangular eyes suddenly stood up, and said in a low voice with resentment, "This place is too close to the Kong Jian's grand formation. The Foundation Establishment of the upper sect are afraid of being struck by a sword, so they sent me here... Our lives are like moths on a flame, constantly hanging by a thread. Isn't that what you think?"
The Devil Cultivator with a mole sighed softly, "So what if that's how I think? And if that's not how I think... what can I do?"
"The cultivator's Divine Ability are profound; with a single turn of his light, he can travel a thousand miles in a day. You and I are merely pawns in the hands of the mortals. We should simply play our roles obediently; what else can we do?"
"I hate..."
The Devil Cultivator with the mole turned and glanced at him, his tone filled with a sense of utter despair, "You dare to hate?"
Upon hearing this, the man with the triangular eyes seemed to freeze for a moment, as if struck by lightning. The hatred in his eyes faded rapidly, and even his upright posture seemed to shrink considerably. He spoke in a voice inaudible to others, as if talking to himself.
"I... I... can't bear to hate!"
yes.
There is a natural divide between each level of spiritual cultivation.
Using Qi Refining and Reversal to Foundation Establishment?
That's wishful thinking!
In terms of controlling subordinates, Heart-Eroding Stronghold is a master among them.
Although these two were already at the Late Qi Refining Stage, and had dozens of fellow disciples at the Early Qi Refining following them, they understood that if they angered the Foundation Establishment of the Heart-Eroding Stronghold Pavilion, they would face being skinned alive, having their bones torn apart, and their souls scattered!
Just like... what they did to the villagers of this village.
The Devil Cultivator with the mole felt troubled. Looking back at the evil tower and array he was guarding, he inexplicably thought—if the Heavenly Emperor truly existed, and saw what I was doing, wouldn't he probably strike me down with a bolt of lightning?
But then he thought again that this was just wishful thinking.
If Heaven truly has a spirit, then all those wicked Devil Cultivator in the world should be struck down...
Wait... what's with the flash of light in the woods?!
In the deep darkness of the night, a bright and dazzling cold light suddenly streaked across the inky night sky.
By the time the two Late Qi Refining Stage Devil Cultivator reacted, the cold light flashed like lightning—
Appeared in an instant!
It fell in an instant!
In an instant... the immense power accumulated within them erupted completely, the compressed power sweeping outwards in all directions from the two of them as the center.
All that could be heard was the loud crashing sound of countless icicles shattering!
Strands of white electric arcs erupted from the center of the frost, creating a second wave of coverage. The insidious power of Yin Lightning spread in all directions, engulfing the Devil Cultivator who were near the evil tower.
The Devil Cultivator with the triangular eyes had barely managed to look up when he saw that dazzling, icy light reflected in his eyes, and the boundless chill and numbness completely engulfed him.
His protective magical Law Artifact only held out for a moment before exploding with a deafening roar. His physical body, as fragile as paper, was rendered shattered into frozen fragments scattered across the ground by the leaping electric arcs and shattering ice.
The last thing he saw was his own shattered body, the lifelike, terrified faces of his companions frozen in frost, and the utterly horrified expressions on the faces of the other Rogue Cultivator on the periphery.
But he didn't care anymore; his last remaining thought was only one:
So... those who commit heinous crimes really will be struck dead by lightning!
The other Devil Cultivator with a mole reacted a little faster. In the instant the cold light flashed, a strong premonition of death made him retreat desperately, while activating a life-saving talisman in his hand. Dark light surged, barely enveloping him.
But... the outcome wasn't good either.
Because Chen Shuangbai's Midnight Month Cold Light Yin Thunder had been brewing for a long time and was almost aimed at the two of them, the coldness and Yin Lightning it unleashed caused the dark light on their bodies to only resist for a few breaths before it exploded with a bang.
The chill and the Yin Lightning instantly seeped into his internal organs, wreaking havoc on them, and he spat out blood mixed with ice crystals.
"Enemy attack! Enemy..."
He roared sharply, trying to warn the remaining Devil Cultivator around him, but the subsequent attacks had already arrived.
Buzz buzz buzz!
Deep blue water arrows flew from the forest in a spiral pattern, with an enormous range of impact. In an instant, the once intact outer perimeter of the village was completely ravaged.
The surviving Devil Cultivator were terrified and fled in all directions like madmen, only to be intercepted halfway by a dazzling flying wheel and cut down like straw.
Seeing this, the surviving Qi Refining Devil Cultivator knew it was time to flee. He tried to shake off the frost on his body by channeling his inner Law Power, but it was too late.
Chen Shuangbai's figure appeared like a ghost not far to his right front. She raised her hand and pointed, and a dark blue Sword Qi flew out, piercing through his brow.
Under Jin Shaoyou's attack, the evil tower and evil formation collapsed with a crash, and with a flick of the talisman, a raging fire broke out.